Learning how to spot and respond to sexism is a process of deconstruction. Although sexism creates inequality for all genders, women and girls, as well as those who present as feminine often suffer greater consequences. Being a recipient of sexism can engender...
Having better sex begins with you; sexual development can be stunted at any stage over the life span, leaving you feeling lacking, uneducated, or simply unsatisfied. Learning to identify beliefs, values and ideals creates space for adjustment and requires...
Creating a great sex life takes just that, creating. For many couples (and individuals), this is a foreign concept. Sexual socialization has led the masses to believe sex should be spontaneous, natural, and mind blowing. The notion that sex could be planned is rarely...
Growing up identifying as female often means looking to a mother figure for guidance on the transition to womanhood. When there is a mother wound, there can be a profound impact on a woman's sexuality. Many women internalize their mothers beliefs, values and...
What is Sexual Arousal and Why Does it Matter? Take a minute and think about how you evaluate partners, whether or not you want to have sex, and how you want to experience it. This is all related to your particular erotic proclivities. Whether you are having...
Have you ever started having sex, everything feels good in the moment, and then all of a sudden, something switched? How about feeling like your switch just won’t flip (meaning you no longer want sex at all)? That switch is not a simple on or off, instead it’s more...
With lackluster sex education still the norm, the notion of women’s sexuality as men’s sexuality light persists. Following feminist theory, the dominant group remains in charge and thus the subordinate, women, continue to experience oppression, even in the bedroom....
What is Burlesque? Burlesque as an art form and musical play has been around since the Victorian era, it came to the United States in the 1840s as sketch performance. American burlesque was full of quick-wit, sexually suggestive dialogue and costumes. It died down in...
Sexual performance anxiety is a sense of anxiety or nervousness a person can feel before or during sex. When there is adrenaline pumping through your body and revving up your nervous system, it can be extremely difficult to relax and feel pleasure. While performance...